FLUG REVUE: Contents of October 2004

October 2004

25 YEARS AGO

August 1979

TAKE-OFF

Low-cost in Berlin-Schoenefeld
No airport in Germany is more popular among the no-frills airlines than Berlin Schoenefeld.

VIP INTERVIEW

Michael O`Leary
Ryanair plans to double its passenger numbers

CIVIL AVIATION

QANTAS
The Australians are still making profits despite the difficult times
Aurigny Air Services
Exotic airline links Channel Islands to the Continent.
Lufthansa Regional
First results for the new regional partnership
Boeing 737
Development changes for short runways
Big business jets
Market survey of the business aircraft flagships

AIRPORTS

Philadelphia
US Airways is under pressure at its hub from low-fare carriers
Geneva
Low-cost and high-end converge at the airport

SPACEFLIGHT

Moon – the eighth continent
ESA has a vision of future spaceflight too.
The end of a dream
Russia's military has fired the last woman cosmonaut candidate

MILITARY AVIATION

Eurofighter in Laage
The Luftwaffe's first impressions of the new fighter in service
Farewell to the MiG-29
The last Luftwaffe planes have left for Poland
Lockheed Martin ACS
New reconnaissance aircraft for the US Army
Raytheon T-6B Texan II
Upgrade of the trainer on offer
Eurocopter Tiger
Crew training is under way
Dassault Mirage F-1
The French multi-role fighter aircraft in detail
Exercise “Cope Thunder”
The Luftwaffe flies over Alaska

TECHNOLOGY

The whole world in a sphere
The visuals in the new Thales simulator are scarcely distinguishable from reality
First Class seats for Boeing
With the endoscope at hidden depths
Emergency trainer for the A380
CLEAN poised for its first full test run
Revolutionary engine technology in Stuttgart